Devine Rebel
BrewDog

Devine RebelDevine Rebel
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From:
BrewDog
 
Scotland, United Kingdom
Style:
English Barleywine
ABV:
12.5%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 13.88%
Reviews:
146
Ratings:
215
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 22, 2017
Added:
Mar 31, 2009
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  34
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Ratings by Kendo:
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Reviewed by Kendo from New York

4.29/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled on 07/05/09. Consumed on 06/05/10.

A: Poured into a Piraat glass that's a bit of a tulip/snifter hybrid. Body is cloudy brown with a small tannish head that disappears quickly. No surprise there given the 12%+ ABV. No lacing.

S: Very nice -- toffee and ripe fruits (berries and cherries) with a nice waft of booze.

T: Solid. Brown sugar, toffee and ripe dark fruits up front. Finishes with slight waft of booze and drying oak astringency. Nicely balanced. Plenty of heat from the high ABV is felt at the back of the mouth and down the gulley. Lingering bitterness and booze cuts the malty sweetness nicely.

M: Full-bodied. Seems low on carbonation.

D: Not bad, esp. for a beer of this strength. Definitely a sipper, but you come back for that next sip pretty quickly.

Notes: One of the better BAL-aged non-RISes I've had to date. This works, where I find that with many barrel-aged ales, the wood overwhelms the beer. Here it the wood adds flavor but doesn't take over.
Jun 05, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Oct 22, 2017
 
Rated: 2 by ohiobeer29 from Ohio

Jan 31, 2016
 
Rated: 2.5 by JohneHoodlum from Pennsylvania

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by osuskin from Indiana

Feb 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by Dilan25 from Iowa

Dec 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by heysuz from Indiana

Nov 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Oct 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by pinballplayer from California

Sep 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by craft_is_king from California

Aug 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SteveTheBrit from Illinois

Aug 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by afsdan from Colorado

May 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BSuter from Indiana

Mar 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by guytyping from Illinois

Feb 08, 2014
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
July 2009 Bottled On Date

A - Pours a deep ruby burgundy color with a thin, but thick toffee colored lacing, clear, but with a ton of tiny floaties.

S - Whiskey, figs, prunes, raisins, figs, some toffee roast, a touch of molasses, brown sugar, and alcohol.

T - Brown sugar and molasses from start to finish, figs, prunes, raisins comeinto play around halfway through before switching over to an oak and alcohol effervescence finish with a touch of pine bitterness.

M - Thick and full bodied with an almost velvet-like finish on the tongue and mild alcohol warming in the back of the throat.

O - Follows the nose quite well, flavorful, and balanced without being obnoxiously boozy.
Jan 06, 2014
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Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.2 fl oz. bottle, with bottled on date of 07/05/2009, batch number 243. So that makes this beer about four years and three months old. And that makes this bottle the oldest bottle of beer I've drank up to now. I found this bottle sitting on the shelf at a Binny's somewhere in Darien, Illinois. I've been holding onto this bottle for a while now; I have no idea what to expect.

Poured into a clear balloon snifter glass.

A - Pours a viscous mahogany caramel color with some orange-brown-red highlights when held to the light. About an eighth of an inch of khaki bubbles that forms a ring around the glass. No lacing.

S - I could smell the beer before I even got the cap off. Smells earthy, woody, & creamy. Some barrel character, dark fruit, figs, dates, prunes, molasses, brown sugar, some wine-like nuttiness, & some alcohol fumes. Something about the nose reminds me of the Mikkeller Single Hop series beers, which is confirmed by the bottle which says they showcase a single hop variety.

T - Taste follows the nose: earthy creamy wood, caramel, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, dark fruits: dates, figs, prunes, and some yeast when I really look for it. A trace of alcohol heat is still apparent. I am actually really enjoying this.

M - Smooth and creamy. Aftertaste is sticky, sugary, and sweet. Medium-full body with hardly any carbonation left.

Overall, I rather enjoyed this, and I'm shamefaced to know that I will probably never get to relive this experience, but such is life and beer. 12.10% is pretty well masked and faded after all this time, but I am feeling the cloaking warmth. Definitely a nice complex beer that has aged gracefully. Grab a bottle if you have the chance.

Mikkeller / BrewDog Devine Rebel ---4/5.
Oct 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by imperialking from Illinois

Sep 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Aug 16, 2013
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